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2019 Harvest Challenge Sonoma County, CA November 12, 2019 2019 Harvest Challenge Sonoma County, CA November 12, 2019 Best of Show Scheid Family Wines 2018 Hive & Honey Gewurztraminer Monterey Sustainably 96 Grown Best White Scheid Family Wines 2018 Hive & Honey Gewurztraminer Monterey Sustainably 96 Grown Best Sparkling Breathless Wines NV Breathless Brut Sonoma County 98 Best Rose INTERCOASTAL VINEYARDS 2018 INTERCOASTAL VINEYARDS Lodi LODI RULES 96 ROSÉ of PINOTAGE CERTIFIED GREEN Best Red Shannon Family of Wines 2016 OVIS Cabernet Franc Red Hills Lake County Certified 96 California Sustainable Vineyards Best of Yolo County Berryessa Gap Vineyards 2017 Berryessa Gap Vineyards 2017 Petite Yolo County 91 Sirah Best of Virginia AVA Casanel Vineyards & Winery 2018 Casanel Vineyards & Winery Virginia, Loudoun County Estate Middleburg 94 Chardonnay Grown, AVA Produced and Bottled Best of Temecula Valley AVA Poggio Leano Winery and Vineyards 2017 Poggio Leano Montepulciano Temecula Barrel Aged 95 Best of Spain Penrose Hill 2018 Alazules Airen Spain 95 Best of Sonoma Valley AVA St. Anne's Crossing 2017 St. Anne's Crossing Shumahi Sonoma Valley Shumahi 91 Primitivo Best of Sonoma County AVA Breathless Wines NV Breathless Brut Sonoma County 98 Best of Sonoma Coast AVA 2019 Harvest Challenge Sonoma County, CA November 12, 2019 Nicholson Ranch 2017 Nicholson Ranch Cuvee Natalie Sonoma Coast Estate 94 Chardonnay Best of Sierra Foothills AVA North Canyon Cider Company 2019 North Canyon Cider Company Sierra Foothills Estate California 92 Original Dry Bottled & (60%) and Produced Washington (40%) apples Best of Santa Cruz Mountains AVA Perrucci Family Vineyard 2015 Perrucci Family Vineyard Merlot Santa Cruz Mountains Barrel Aged Regan 93 Appellation Vineyard, Corralitos Best of Russian River Valley AVA St. Anne's Crossing 2017 St. Anne's Crossing Tripi Zinfandel Russian River Tripi 98 Zinfandel Best of Rogue Valley AVA 2Hawk Vineyard & Winery 2017 2Hawk Winery Viognier Rogue Valley Darow Series 91 Best of Rockpile AVA Merriam Vineyards 2015 Merriam Vineyards Cabernet Rockpile Unfined & Gloeckner- 96 Sauvignon Gloeckner-Turner Ranch Unfiltered Turner Ranch Best of Paso Robles AVA Vina Robles Vineyards & Winery 2017 Vina Robles Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles Estate 91 Best of Napa County AVA Fortunati Vineyards 2017 Fortunati Vineyards Viognier Napa Valley, Oak Knoll Estate 98 District Grown, Produced and Bottled Best of Monterey County AVA Scheid Family Wines 2018 Hive & Honey Gewurztraminer Monterey Sustainably 96 Grown Best of Mendocino County AVA Frey Vineyards 2018 Frey Organic Pinot Noir Mendocino No Sulfites No Added 95 Added Sulfites, Vegan, Gluten Free and Keto Friendly Best of Lodi AVA 2019 Harvest Challenge Sonoma County, CA November 12, 2019 INTERCOASTAL VINEYARDS 2018 INTERCOASTAL VINEYARDS Lodi LODI RULES 96 ROSÉ of PINOTAGE CERTIFIED GREEN Best of Livermore Valley AVA Garré Vineyard and Winery 2016 Garré Vineyard & Winery Profound Livermore Valley Estate Grown 95 Secret Bordeaux Blend and Produced Best of Lake County AVA Shannon Family of Wines 2016 OVIS Cabernet Franc Red Hills Lake County Certified 96 California Sustainable Vineyards Best of Italy Trecini Winery 2015 Trecini BARBERA Barbera d'Asti DOCG 96 Best of Finger Lakes AVA Thirsty Owl Wine Company 2018 Thirsty Owl Wine Company Diamond Finger Lakes 96 Best of Dry Creek Valley AVA Miro Cellars 2018 Miro Petite Sirah Dry Creek Valley 97 Best of Columbia Valley AVA Tsillan Cellars Winery 2017 Tsillan Cellars Malbec Lake Chelan Estate 97 Reserve Best of Class [ess·eff] wines 2017 [ess·eff] wines Keller Estate Pinot Petaluma Gap 90 Noir Andrew Peller Limited 2018 Peller Estates Family Vineyards Niagara Peninsula VQA 97 Merlot Andrew Peller Limited 2018 Gray Monk Estate Winery Siegerrebe Okanagan Valley VQA Estate Gray Monk 96 Vineyard Vineyard Baker Bird Winery NV Baker Bird Winery Vidal Blanc - Semi Kentucky 95 Dry Berryessa Gap Vineyards 2017 Berryessa Gap Vineyards 2017 Petite Yolo County 91 Sirah Breathless Wines NV Breathless Brut Sonoma County 98 Casanel Vineyards & Winery 2018 Casanel Vineyards & Winery Virginia, Loudoun County Estate Middleburg 94 Chardonnay Grown, AVA Produced and Bottled E&J Gallo Winery NV Barefoot Sauvignon Blanc California 94 2019 Harvest Challenge Sonoma County, CA November 12, 2019 E&J Gallo Winery NV Barefoot Bubbly Brut Rose California 95 E&J Gallo Winery NV Barefoot Malbec California 97 E&J Gallo Winery NV Familia Camarena Tequila Silver Mexico 96 Fortunati Vineyards 2017 Fortunati Vineyards Viognier Napa Valley, Oak Knoll Estate 98 District Grown, Produced and Bottled Frank Family Vineyards, LLC 2017 Frank Family Vineyards 2017 Carneros Barrel Aged 98 Carneros Pinot Noir Frey Vineyards 2018 Frey Organic Pinot Noir Mendocino No Sulfites No Added 95 Added Sulfites, Vegan, Gluten Free and Keto Friendly Garré Vineyard and Winery 2016 Garré Vineyard & Winery Profound Livermore Valley Estate Grown 95 Secret Bordeaux Blend and Produced Goldschmidt Vineyards 2018 Fidelity RED WINE Alexander Valley, Sonoma 94 County GREAT FROGS 2018 Great Frogs Chardonnay Maryland Estate 95 Grown, Produced and Bottled GREAT FROGS 2018 Great Frogs Blaufrankisch Maryland Barrel Aged 91 Guadagni Family Wines 2018 Guadagni Family Wines Marble Cliffs Sonoma County, Dry Creek 97 Sauvignon Blanc Valley Herzog Wine Cellars 2018 Baron Herzog Chenin Blanc California 95 INTERCOASTAL VINEYARDS 2018 INTERCOASTAL VINEYARDS Lodi LODI RULES 96 ROSÉ of PINOTAGE CERTIFIED GREEN Karma Vista Vineyards 2017 Karma Vista Vineyards Cabernet Lake Michigan Shore Thienaman 95 Sauvignon Vineyard Merriam Vineyards 2015 Merriam Vineyards Cabernet Rockpile Unfined & Gloeckner- 96 Sauvignon Gloeckner-Turner Ranch Unfiltered Turner Ranch Miro Cellars 2018 Miro Petite Sirah Dry Creek Valley 97 Miro Cellars 2018 Miro Cuvee Sasha Red Blend Mendocino 96 Nicholson Ranch 2017 Nicholson Ranch Cuvee Natalie Sonoma Coast Estate 94 Chardonnay 2019 Harvest Challenge Sonoma County, CA November 12, 2019 North Canyon Cider Company 2019 North Canyon Cider Company Sierra Foothills Estate California 92 Original Dry Bottled & (60%) and Produced Washington (40%) apples Pegasus Estate Winery 2016 Pegasus Estate Winery Quadrille Santa Ynez Valley 97 Red Blend Pennyroyal Farm 2016 Pennyroyal Farm Pinot Noir Anderson Valley Barrel Aged 98 Penrose Hill 2018 Alazules Airen Spain 95 Penrose Hill 2018 Common Phenomena Sauvignon Russian River Valley 96 Blanc Chardonnay Penrose Hill 2018 Posted Accord Chenin Blanc South Africa 98 Perrucci Family Vineyard 2015 Perrucci Family Vineyard Merlot Santa Cruz Mountains Barrel Aged Regan 93 Appellation Vineyard, Corralitos Poggio Leano Winery and Vineyards 2017 Poggio Leano Montepulciano Temecula Barrel Aged 95 Scheid Family Wines 2018 Hive & Honey Gewurztraminer Monterey Sustainably 96 Grown Seavin, Inc NV San Sebastian Winery Blanc De Fleur NONE Methode 95 Champenois e Seavin, Inc NV San Sebastian Winery Cream Sherry American 96 Seavin, Inc NV Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards Florida Southern White Shannon Family of Wines 2016 OVIS Cabernet Franc Red Hills Lake County Certified 96 California Sustainable Vineyards Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyard 2018 Sonoma Cutrer Vineyards Rose of Sonoma County, Russian Estate 95 Pinot Noir River Valley Bottled & Produced St. Anne's Crossing 2017 St. Anne's Crossing Tripi Zinfandel Russian River Tripi 98 Zinfandel St. Anne's Crossing 2017 St. Anne's Crossing Shumahi Sonoma Valley Shumahi 91 Primitivo St. Anne's Crossing 2017 St. Anne's Crossing Angelo Zinfandel Russian River Valley Angelo 97 Zinfandel Thirsty Owl Wine Company 2018 Thirsty Owl Wine Company Diamond Finger Lakes 96 Thirsty Owl Wine Company 2018 Thirsty Owl Wine Company Riesling Finger Lakes 95 Thirsty Owl Wine Company 2019 Thirsty Owl Wine Company cabernet Cayuga Lake 96 Ice Wine 2019 Harvest Challenge Sonoma County, CA November 12, 2019 Tondre 2018 Tondre Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands Tondre 96 Grapefield Tondre 2016 Tondre Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands Tondre 95 Grapefield Treasury Wine Estates 2017 Sterling Vintner's Collection California 96 Cabernet Sauvignon Trecini Winery 2017 Trecini MERLOT Sonoma County, Russian Barrel Aged 97 River Valley Trecini Winery 2015 Trecini BARBERA Barbera d'Asti DOCG 96 Trotter 1/16 Wines 2016 Trotter 1/16 Winery Cabernet Coombsville Barrel Aged Flying J's 96 Sauvignon Vineyard Tsillan Cellars Winery 2017 Tsillan Cellars Malbec Lake Chelan Estate 97 Reserve Vint Hill Craft Winery 2017 Covert Wineworks BeBe LeFranc Virginia Barrel Aged 94 Cabernet Franc WineShop At Home NV Family Ranch FAMILY RANCH California Winemaker 98 LEGACY RED BLEND Select Best of Clarksburg AVA Scribner Bend Vineyards 2018 Scribner Bend Vineyards Viognier Clarksburg (Sacramento) Estate 94 Bottled & Produced Best of Central Coast AVA Pegasus Estate Winery 2016 Pegasus Estate Winery Quadrille Santa Ynez Valley 97 Red Blend Best of Carneros AVA Frank Family Vineyards, LLC 2017 Frank Family Vineyards 2017 Carneros Barrel Aged 98 Carneros Pinot Noir Best of British Columbia AVA Andrew Peller Limited 2018 Gray Monk Estate Winery Siegerrebe Okanagan Valley VQA Estate Gray Monk 96 Vineyard Vineyard Best of Anderson Valley AVA Pennyroyal Farm 2016 Pennyroyal Farm Pinot Noir Anderson Valley Barrel Aged 98 Best of Alexander Valley AVA Goldschmidt Vineyards 2018 Fidelity RED WINE Alexander Valley, Sonoma 94 County Best Late Harvest/ Dessert Seavin, Inc NV San Sebastian Winery Cream Sherry American 96.
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